Assessing the potential hydrological impact of the Gibe III Dam on Lake Turkana water level using multi-source satellite data

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3561-3578

  Velpuri, N M ^a,b   Senay, G B ^a,b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EARTH RESOURCES OBSERVATION AND SCIENCE EROS CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; EAST AFRICANS; ETHIOPIA; HYDROLOGICAL IMPACTS; LAKE LEVELS; LAKE WATER LEVEL; MODEL RESULTS; MODELING FRAMEWORKS; MODELING RESULTS; MULTISOURCES; NATURAL VARIABILITY; OPERATION LEVELS; OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RAINFALL RUNOFF; REMOTE LOCATION; RIVER SYSTEMS; SATELLITE DATA; STATISTICAL APPROACH; WATER BALANCE MODELS; WEATHER DATA;

DAMS; DIGITAL STORAGE; LAKES; RAIN; RIVERS; SATELLITES; WATER LEVELS; WATER SUPPLY;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DAM CONSTRUCTION; DATA SET; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; FLOW REGULATION; HYDROLOGICAL CHANGE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFLOW; LAKE LEVEL; RAINFALL-RUNOFF MODELING; SATELLITE DATA; WATER BUDGET; WATER LEVEL;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE TURKANA;

EID: 84869417829     PISSN: 10275606     EISSN: 16077938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/hess-16-3561-2012     Document Type: Article

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